Today (November 16) in 1907 Oklahoma was admitted into the United States. The Oklahoma Territory and
Today (November 16) in 1907 Oklahoma was admitted into the United States. The Oklahoma Territory and the Indian Territory were combined with No Man’s Land to create the state of Oklahoma. This map shows how lands were assigned before it became a state. Here’s a 1906 photograph of a grocery store in Cestos, Oklahoma. Cestos was a thriving town of 500 people in its heyday. It is now a ghost town. (images from: John Morris’ Ghost towns of Oklahoma (F694.M8195 1978, http://bit.ly/2zOfi2o)) -- source link
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